Clothing case and hanger.



No. 769,024. "PATENTED AUG. 30, 1904.

D. A. RYAN. I

CLOTHING CASE AND HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 23, 1903.

N0 MODEL. f 2 SHEETS-SHEET l.

PATENTED AUG. 3o, 1904.

11A. RYAN. y CLOTHING GAsE AND HANGER.

APPLIUATION FILED NOV. 23, 1903.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

No MODEL.

Attorney UNITED 4STATES Patented August 3o, 1904.

DAVID RYAN, OF OENTRALIA, ILLINOIS.

`CLOTHING CASE AND HANGER.

SPECIFICATION Av'Orming part of Letters Patent N0. 769,024, dated August 30, 1904. Application led November 23, 1903. Serial No. 182,383. (No model.)

T0 @ZZ whom, it neat/concern.' l

Be it known that I, DAVID A. RYAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Centralia, in thecounty of Marion and State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clothing Cases and Hangers; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. A

My invention relates to improvements in clothing cases and hangers for storing'lclothing in such manner as to enable the several suits tov `be readily removed and inspected without disturbing the others and for preventing the disarrangement of the stock in clothing stores and in salesrooms and the separation of the-garments comprising the several suits.

My invention consists in the construction and combination of devices hereinafter described and claimed. Y

One object of my invention is to effect improvements in the construction 'of the clothing-case.

. A further object Ais to provide an improved clothing-case having a hanger-armor a plurality of hanger-arms andhangers for the individual suits ofl clothing carried by the hangerarms and detachable therefrom, permitting of the ready removal and inspection of the several suits of clothing without-disturbing the others.

A furtherobject of my invention is to effect improvements in the construction of the hanger-arms.

A further object of my invention is to effect improvements in the'construction of the hanger-arms and of the individual clotheshangers, which construction permits of the ready removal of the latter from the former.

A further object-of my invention is to effect improvements in the means for supporting hanger-arms in the clothing-case and for permitting the ready removal and adjustment of the said hanger-arms.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a vertical transverse sectional view of a clothing-case embodying my improvements, showing the same equipped with a-pair of my improved hanger-arms and individual clotheshangers for the several suits of clothes detachably connected to the hanger-arms. Fig. 2 is a detail perspective view of the means for detachably and adjustably supporting the hanger-arms in the case. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of one of the clothes-hanging hanger-arms. Fig. 4 is a detail vertical sectional view of the same, taken on the plane indicated by the line a a of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a similar view taken on the plane indicated by the line b of Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of one of the individual suithangers, showing the same detached from the f frame. Fig. 7 is a detail yperspective view, partly in section, of the lower clothes-hanging hanger-arm. Fig.`8 is a vertical transversesectional viewof the same, taken on the plane indicated by the line c c of Fig. 7. Fig. 9 isa similar view taken on the plane indicated by the line Z d of Fig. 7.

-In the embodiment of my invention I provide a clothing-case 1 of suitable dimensions, which is here shown as open on its front side and as provided at its lower side with a drawer 2 for duplicate stock. In practice the front of ther case may be provided with glass or other doors to open either vertically or horizontally or with suitable curtains. In the upper side of the case and extending from its bach to its front is a hanger-arm 3. A detachable adjustable hanger-arm 4 is also shown in the,

I will first devcase below the hanger-arm 3. scribe the former: This hanger-arm 3 comprises a fixed track-section 5 and a longitudinally-movable track-section, slidably related thereto and on the under side thereof, each of the said sections or members being I-shaped in cross-section, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5.

Thereby the section 5 is provided with laterally-extending upper flanges 7 and similarlyextending lower iianges 8, and the section 6 is provided with the laterally-extending upper flanges 9 and similarly-extending lower flanges l0. The latter are thicker than tlie flanges 9 and are provided with transverse grooves l1, which extend from side to side of the bottom of the `section 6 and communicate with transverse slots l2 of less width than said grooves l1, so that shoulders 13 are formed, which form the lower sides of said lOO grooves. The flanges 7 of the section 5 are bolted or otherwise suitably secured to the under side of the top of the case 1, and the length of the said section is equal or substantially so to the extent of said case from front to back.

Near the front end of the hanger-arm section 5, on opposite sides thereof, are secured metallic straps 14 by means of bolts, screws, rivets, or the like, the said straps being attached directly to opposite sides of the vertical web of said hanger-arm section 5, being then bent outwardly to lie on the upper sides of the lower fianges 8 thereof, as at 15, and being then bent downwardly to form depending extensions 16, which extend below said hangerarm section 5, the said extension 16 supporting rollers 17 and the axles 18 thereof.

At the inner end of the lower longitudinallymovable hanger-arm section 6, on opposite sides thereof, are metallic straps 19, which are secured to the vertical web thereof by means of bolts, screws, or rivets, and the said straps are provided with upwardly-extending lugs 2O and rearwardly-extending arms 21. The said lugs v2() also extend outwardly to clear the upper flanges 9 of said hanger-arm section 6 and the fianges 8 of the hanger-arm section 5 and carrier-rollers 22, which bear between the flanges 7 8 of the upper hanger-arm section. The rollers 17, which depend from the upper hanger-arm section, bear between the flanges 9 10 of the lower hanger-arm section 6. Between the rearwardly-extendingarms 21 of the straps 19 is mounted a roller 28, which bears against the under side of the fixed upper hanger-arm section 5.

It will be understood from the foregoing that the lower hanger-arm section is slidably related to and suspended from the upper hanger-arm section and that it may be drawn in a longitudinal direction therefrom and also run inwardly into the case. It Will be further understood that the rollers 17 22 and their bearings form stops which limit the longitudinal movement of the section 6, so that it cannot become casually detached from the section 5, and that the said rollers, in connection with the roller 28, preserve the equilibrium of the section 6 when the latter is drawn outwardly. The section 6 of the hanger-arm is adapted to carry a number of individual suithangers 24, each of which has a head 25, provided with an angular flanged portion 26 to bear on the shoulders 18 of one of the grooves 11 and a neck portion 27 to enter the slot 12 and clear said should ers 18. Hence the said hangers 24 are detachably connected to the lower hanger-arm section 6, are adapted to be attached thereto from either side thereof, and it will be understood that the anges 26 and neck 27 of the said hanger 24 coact with the grooves and slots of the section 6 to prevent the hangers from turning when attached to the hanger-arm.

A laterally-curved supporting-pendant 28 has its upper end attached to the head 25 of each hanger, and to its lower end is attached a yoke 29, on which maybe hung` a vest and a coat, as is obvious. The said yoke 29 is formed integral with depending bars 80, of which there are a pair and the lower ends of which are connected by a rod 81, on which a pair of pants when appropriately folded may he hung,

,so that each hanger serves for an entire snit of clothes, hence enabling the pants to be kept with the coat and vest of cach suit, and thus greatly facilitating the display and sale of the suits.

The lower hanger-arm 4 (shown in the case in Fig. 1 and in detail in Figs. 7, 8, and 9) comprises the relatively fixed section or member 48 and the section or member 44, which is slidably connected thereto. rlhe section 48 is here shown as made of sheet metal and comprising a fiat top 45, depending sides 46, inwardly-extending portions 47 at the lower edges thereof, and upwardly-extendingfiange portions 48 at the inner sides of said portions 47. At the front end of the said section 48 each side portion 46 is connected to its flange portion 48 by a bolt or pin 49, which forms the axle for the roller 50. The flange portions 48 are spaced apart an appropriate distance. On the upper side of the section 48 are longitudinally-disposed inturned overhanging flanges 51. The section 44 is T-shaped in cross-section, its head bearing against the under side of the top of the section 48 and its web being between and out of contact with the flanges 48 of section 48. .In the lower side of the section 44 are transverse grooves 11 and slots 12 identical with those described in connection with the description of hanger-arm 8. At the inner end of the section 44 its head-fianges 52 are cut away to clear a pair of rollers 58, which are mounted on opposite sides of its web on an axle'54. The lower sides of the said rollers 58 are adapted to bear upon the lateral flange portions 47 of the section 48, and their upper sides are adapted to bear against the under side of the top of said section 48, as will be understood. Said rollers 58, in connection with the rollers 50, serve to reduce friction between the several sections of the hangerarm 4 and to coact as stops to limit the extent of the outward movement of the longitudinally-movable section 44 thereof.

l will now describe improved means for supporting the hanger-arm 4 in the case and permitting the detachment of the said hangerarm therefrom and also permitting its vertical adjustment therein. A supporting-stud is secured on the front side of the back of the case in a vertical position and comprises a seetion 56 and a section 57, both here shown as made of sheet metal, and the section 57 being formed with vertical side fianges 58 to engage opposite sides of the section 56 and being formed on its front side with an outstanding lOO tions, to the back of the case, andit will be understood that the section 56 serves to materially strengthen the section 57. In connection with the said supporting-bar 55 and with the hanger-arm 4 I employ a supportingbracket 62,which has a horizontal arm 63 at its lower side, flanged, as at 64, to enter the space between the llanges 51 of the section 43 of` h anger-arm 4 in order to support said hangerarm, as will be understood, and further provided with a vertical arm 65 to bear against the front side of the vertical bead 59 of the supporting-bar 55 and provided with headed studs 66,which enter and coact with the keyhole-slot 60 to support the said bracket, and hence the hanger-arm 4, at any desired vertical adjustment. n

From the foregoing-description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction and operation oi' the invention will be readily understood without revquiring a more extended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from tlhe principle or sacrificing any of the advantages .of this invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A clothing-case having a supporting- V stud, a bracket vertically adjustable .thereon and supported thereby, and a hangerarm coml prising an upper section and a lower sectionslidably connected thereto, said upper section being detachably secured to the under side of the said bracket.

2. A clothes-hanger arm comprising a relatively fixed upper section having laterallyprojecting flanges at its lower side, and rollers at its outer end below said flanges, and a longitudinally-movable lower section having laterally-projecting flanges-at its upper side and rollers above its inner end, bearing on the bottom flanges of the upper section, the rollers of the latter bearing under the upper flanges of the lower section.

3. A clothes-hanger arm comprising a relatively lixed upper section having laterallyprojecting flanges at its lower side and rollers at its outer end below said anges, and a longitudinally-movable lower section having laterally-projecting flanges at its upper side, rollers above its inner end, bearing on the bottom flanges of the upper section, and a roller at its inner end to bear against the under side of the upper section, the rollers of the latter bearing under the upper lianges of the lower section.

4. In combination with a clothes-hanger arm, having a relatively fixed section, and a longitudinally movable section connected thereto and provided with transverse grooves and transverse slots in its under side communicating with said grooves, clothes-hanging devices having heads provided with flanges to enter said grooves and necks to clear said slots, substantially'as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto setl DAv1D A. RYAN.

Witnesses:

HENRY NoLL, FRED L. PFAFF. 

